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>> reporter: karen parks understood her 80-year-old mother losing her memory. but her world came to a screeching halt when her 56-year-old husband jerry was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers. >> i could see myself sitting there, i thought to myself -- should i be putting my arm around my husband. am i hearing this right? i mean, we were just absolutely stops you cold. >> reporter: with his lifelong passion for woodwork and building, jerry was at the top of his career as a successful construction executive. only to be laid off when his memory began to fail. >> i looked at the doc, i said, i had something when i was a kid and i beat that. and i said i will beat this one too. i got to take a break. and he said, you know, you really won't. so --

>> reporter: with two of their four children still at home they were forced to downsize and karen went back to work as a teacher, after a 20-year absence. >> he was my rock. he was the breadwinner. and -- i am having to take on some of that. i just -- i miss the jerry of before. >> all i hope is that every year that i have that i can be as productive as i can be and i want to enjoy life. i spent a lot of time focusing on the family and friends and doing the things i want to do. >> reporter: the debilitating disease affects the patient and the care giver who's more likely to become depressed have an increase in heart disease and six times more susceptible to dimentia. these women care givers suffer at work too. many are forced to go part time or quit altogether. karen says, as jerry's condition worsens, she'll have to cutback her hours.

and she is not sure how she will afford the medical bills. according to the shriver report, the united states will spend an astounding $20 trillion over the next 40 years treating alzheimers. current treatments only slow the symptoms of patients like jerry who is in a clinical trial. but he and karen both hope the government will provide more resource for fame lows and more funding to find a cure. but for now, they say, they enjoy living in the moment. >> it its very hard to see your loved one that you want to spend forever with losing parts of things and seeing how frustrated and -- and -- hurt they feel when they know they can't do something. jerry and i decided that we are going to make best of this. and he has a fabulous attitude. >> i got over grieving. i thought this gives me a great opportunity. you know, gives me foom time to the things i want to do. for us to be upbeat, raise our

family and friends up too. >> that disease is so tough. i lost my grandmother to that, back in 2004. there are so many awful diseases, but that one literally robs you of all cognizance of your life. the saddest part. sadly, the people mental leap deteriorate. >> to watch them and the frustrate having had family members in the same shoes to know what is happening but not be able to put night words. >> exactly. it is unbelievable. >> maria shriver will be on "gma" this morning, see her right there, find out more about women's nation, alzheimers, on abc.com. >> when we come back this morning, series, accusations involving justin bieber. >> and a move for the queen of mean. stay tuned for "the skinny." [shouting]

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attention. he is being investigatedlleged . imagine the fans, these girls are going to find the 12-year-old and give him a real beating. >> and the news, if there was an anti-gay slur, so much of that in the headlines, tragedies. let's hope that is not in the mix. see where that investigation goes. on a happier note. ever seen one of the celebrity rows, lisa lampineli, incredibly raw, incredibly politically incorrect, insult comic. lisa got married. in "the new york times." over the weekend. unbelievable. can't show you too much of the sound bites from her comedy act, we would get thrown off the air the she is raw as raw gets. but she literally got married. and the guy, she met him. insulted him by using an anti-italian slur. three years later. she was having troubles. he had been in and out of relationships. on a larkch he sent her an

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finally this half-hour, if you have been to a really good kids' birthday party then you have probably seen an inflated bouncy castle. >> i still love those. the concept caught on big time. a military idea blown into proportion. >> reporter: this is the fearsome russian military might we are used to seeing. this isn't. a dark green bundle stretched out, a pump attached, then fired up. in minutes, there stands one of russia's most famous weapons, the s-300 anti-aircraft missile launcher. there is the t-80 tank which can be inflated in just three minutes. at 200 pounds, easily repositioned. from the sky, it is seemingly impossible to see their blowups. not only is the shape of this dummy equipment extremely realistic, but there is also a thin layer of metal and heating in different places throughout like the engine to fool enemy

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if it wasn't for them. to learn more, call... or visit woundedwarriorproject.org. set free. the american wrongly accused and imprisoned in iran. his ordeal and his release. then, political boundaries. your congressional district and how it is set up, why movie makers are now intrigued by the process. >> and retro rocker. ♪ i wish i had jesse's girl >> rick springfield reveals his most regrettable moments. it's monday, october 18th. ♪ why can't i find a woman like that ♪ sing it, you were singing during the commercial.

let it out. >> no, our producer informed us that jesse's girl was really gary's girl. but gary's girl didn't have a ring to it. completely changes the entire song for me. >> really. you were jamming on the commercial. >> i'm tone deaf, people don't want to hear me. too early for that. go to the two shot. don't want to see me sing this morning. >> good morning. >> mondays are hard enough. >> good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. the u.s. is calling on iran to release more americans after a businessman was set free over the weekend. >> he spent 30 months in a notorious tehran prison, falsely accused of aiding terrorists. >> reporter: he walked out of prison after 2 1/2 years alone and with little fanfare. >> welcome. >> thank you very much. >> i feel very happy. >> his wife met him. alternating tears with smiles. but as he called his son at home

in los angeles, emotions overcame him. >> sometime i feel anger in here. what happened? 4 1/2 years, for what? >> reporter: he was arrested in may, 2008, accused of giving $200 to an anti-regime terrorist group. blamed for this deadly bombing at a mosque in tehran. authorities claimed he was used unwittingly. as he was made to visit the mosque it was clear many iranians aren't convinced. >> he is getting his freedom. but you get a sense here he is going through a trial. many of the people blame him and more broadly blame america for supporting a terrorist group. do you believe the u.s. government supports this group? >> translator: yes, i do, he said. >> reporter: the man leaves behind three americans, hikers, they will reach day 444 behind

bars, matching the milestone set by the u.s. embassy hostages in 1981. a trial for espionage now looming, their moment of freedom will have to wait. jim schudo, iran. from iran,mental, says he welcome is a new round of talks with the u.s. and other world powers. he says his country is not willing to give up its international rights to peaceful nuclear energy development and called on the international community to pressure israel over its alleged nuclear arsenal. negotiations now could resume next months. saudi intelligence is warning about a new terror threat from al qaeda. the target this time, europe, especially france. this is the latest in a series o of alerts. that includes taking extra precautions and busy tourist sites like the eiffel tower and notre dame cathedral. it was a political

double-team over the weekend for the obamas. the president and first lady campaigned together in ohio, including this stop before cheering students at ohio state. the white house said this was the biggest crowd the president had addressed since the inauguration. democrats are hoping mrs. obama's high approval rating womener jazz the faithful. all the political big guns out in force looking for midterm vets today. the first lady campaigns in new york, and connecticut today. the vice president will be in washington state and pennsylvania. bill clinton leads campaign rallies in washington state and colorado. republican sarah palin's bus tour starts today in nevada called the tea party express. candidates for senate debate in west virginia, alaska, and in connecticut. when you go to the polls next month it may be the last time you are voting in that congressional district. lawmakers are redrawing their districts every ten years ape practice that has some critics fuming. are you really picking your congressman or is he picking

you. our political editor rick klein explains. >> reporter: are they ink blots, coffee stains. these shapes are actually the building blocks of american democracy, congressional districts, creatively drawn to ensure a particular party or particular candidate stays in power. >> the legislators have picked the voters rather than the voters picking their politicians. >> reporter: every ten years after the census, the nation's voting districts are redrawn. in all but seven states. lawmakers themselves get to draw the lines. that its a recipe for some audacious power grabs. called gerrymandering, and the subject of a new film. >> gerrymandering is maybe the greatest election scam ever perpetrated on the american peep aside from outright fraud this is the best way to control elections that you can. >> reporter: case in point, maryland third congressional district, one of the 20 most gerrymandered in the nation, pinched at one point to the width of a single block. that way is maryland's second congressional district.

that way is the seventh district. if you were to follow, congressman john sarbanes' district. at one point you would have to swim. >> reporter: the reason, so the dense population of democrats here could be split into several districts. and help send more democrats to congress. both parties play the game. a to years before he wriggled his hips on "dancing with the stars" congressman tom delay lived up to his nickname, the hammer, pounding out a new map for the state of texas. explicitly designed to drive democrats out of power. democrats in the state legislature literally fled the state to keep the plan from passing. hiding out in oklahoma and new mexico. but in the end, the gerrymandering worked. congressman, martin frost and five other texas democrats lost their districts and their jobs. >> it is crass political motivation. >> listen to the rule people. >> reporter: because of an influx of residents. texas could gain as many as four new house seats in 2012. a fresh chance for state lead

tires play power politics. >> it is life oar death. if the republicans do what they did to my district then you are out of business. you can't run. >> reporter: two of the largest states. florida and california are considering major chain ins to the way they redraw congressional districts. in the meantime, it is fair to say politicians will stand a say over who votes where, as long as there are politicians. nine years after washington, d.c. intern chandra levy disappeared the man will go on trial. the man attacked her while jogging in washington. for months after her disappearance, police focused their attention on then congressman, gary condit. condit, is expected to be called as a witness. four people are recovering after a scary midair collision outside of phoenix. a motorized pair glider crashed into a hot air balloon ripping it open. the two got tangled in the air and plummeted to the ground. luck low a chain link fence broke their fall.

the glider pilot suffered head and spinal injuries, only a few cults and bruises. for the three people on board that balloon. pope benedict canonized six saints during a ceremony at saint peters square, include the first australian saint. a 19th century nun. she was briefly excommunicated for her part in exposing a pedophile priest. also among the new saints. brother andre bissett, canadian, nicknamed miracle work wer. here is a look now at your weather. on and off showers across indiana, ohio, and much of pennsylvania. stormier in the southwest. expect thunderstorms from san diego to phoenix. and from reno to salt lake city and denver. >> 72 in albuquerque. 59, billings. 50s in minneapolis, chicago, detroit. 60s in boston. upper 70s in atlanta. 80s in miami, new orleans, dallas. a connecticut 4th grader has won a $1,000 bond for her college fund with the help of

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welcome welcome back. we know you have been waiting for it. here we go results of our nfl

picks. one thing we can promise, there is a whole lot of shaking going on. >> just as a reminder, vinita and i, diane sawyer, willis and jack, one of our producers are concentrating on four games every week. this week's match ups included chiefs/houston, baltimore/new england, dirty birds in philly, last night's game, colts/redskins. the highlights, vinita, take it away. >> this is going to be painful. stick with me. it sure looked like the chiefs are going to take this one. houston's defense surrendered 31 points. so bad their coach said they needed to tackle, cover, and quote, do everything better. 7:00 in the game. texas offense took over. two touchdowns later, the second one with 28 seconds left in the game. texans ran out, 35-31, winners. their defense now has some time to work on everything. they are off next week. >> there you go. the rach ravens/pats. patriots waddling back. wide receiver, deion branch, he and quarterback tom brady hooked up on nine plays. most after the ravens had a

ten-point lead in the last quarter. it went to overtime tonight. tied at 20. the teams punted five times. next reception on new england's final drive. branch caught two passes setting up the winning 35-yard field goal. new england pulls this one out, 23-20. >> a battle of birds in philadelphia. the eagles hosting the falcons. it was all philly early in the game. thanks largely to jackson. he scored two first quarter touchdowns. suffered a concussion later in the game. eagles' quarterback, kevin kolb, had a big game, replacing michael vick. missed three passes. threw for 300 yards. the eagles' snap atlanta's winning streak. >> finally, a real shootout last night. the late game. as the colts faced off with the redskins. peyton manning threw two first half touchdowns. and colts running back, joseph adai, rolled up 128 yards and scored a touchdown of his own. before leaving the game with a shoulder injury. the skins made it close.

they outscored the colts in the second half. ultimately they fall at hope. the colts pull this one out. great game last night. final score in the match up. 27-24. >> those are all your highlights. i get so tense during that segment. what does all this mean for our competition? here's where it comes into play. >> going in, second week. coming into this week, diane sawyer had the lead. the mighty have fallen. vinita and i, willis and jeff all going 3-1 for this week. >> diane, uh-oh, went a painful 0-4 this week. yeah, successfully picked all four onewinners. sure she will come back. >> fall from grace. >> i said winners. picked all the losers. >> that's all. kissing up. here is our leader board. four-way tie at the top. vinita and i. jack and willis. all 5-3 this point. diane, beloved evening anchor slips from first to last, now

3-5. >> interesting we have the same, me, you, willis, jack. i am betting on home teams. >> very scientific sports segment. >> come nfl notes. america's team, dallas cowboys, 1-4 after losing to brett favre and the vikings. >> saints were winners yesterday. 31-6, whooping tampa bay. one team without a victory this year. carolina panthers, 0-5 had a bye week yesterday. >> monday night football tonight, tennessee/jacksonville. 8:30 eastern time on espn. >> lot you know which games we'll be picking for next week. friday morning. >> i always see sports guys throwing the papers. >> more than an 80s retrorocker. >> rick springfield, talks about being a parent and what happened and more. we'll be right back. ♪ i wish i had jesse's girl life's funny... i never thought i'd end up at a shelter...

but then again... neither did you! life's funny... i hope you find a home. i hope you find a home. hey, maybe you'll be picked next. maybe you'll be picked next. we've been caged together too long. we've been caged together too long. how come nobody ever picks me? maybe they're looking for somebody different. pick me! well, the shelter's closing up for another day. we didn't get picked. i know. tomorrow. guaranteed.

back in the 80s, rick springfield had it all. a tv star, mega hit, jesse's girl and teen heartthrob. >> he is talking about the good old days, and in his new book "late, late at night." here is chris conley. >> in 1981 he was a rocker with a teen idol's appeal. but when rick springfield was ride high with jesse's girl. and playing dr. drake on "general hospital" he was no teen. he was 31. as his memoir, "late, late at night" reveals. had already lived through amazing times. in 1968 his band played vietnam. on the battle lines one night, rick, a musician, not a soldier, was golded into firing mortar rounds at positions only to face a solemn reckoning. >> rick, did you kill a man? >> i did.

and -- that's -- still really the hardest thing for me to -- to, one of the hardest things for me to accept out of all the terrible things i have done. one of mortars had hit a target and killed a guy. i didn't go there to do that. and it is still weighs really heavily on me. >> reporter: his first bite of u.s. stardom in 1971, an uninhibited love life, interludes with demi moore, valerie bertonelli and romance with linda blare of "the exorcist" then 15. >> you could have gone to pri n prison. >> i could have gone, but it was the 70s, nobody cared. linda was into it as much as i was, very much so. she made the first move. honestly. >> reporter: by 1980 he was nearly broke when he got a record deal and general hospital. >> well i kept the two separate. but they did ignite the fuse together.

certainly being highly visual and then mtv kicking in was lightning in a bottle. ♪ i want jesse's girl >> reporter: the frenzy he created had fans screaming so loud they dislocated their own jaws. back then it was news, in worcester, massachusetts. almost three decades later we found one for rick to talk to. >> hey, how is your jaw? >> it is good now, thanks. >> it is okay? >> yeah, still have issues with it. >> you do? >> yeah, i do. >> sorry about that. >> it is okay. i was 13. my first concert. >> i was your first? >> it was. >> ha-ha. >> it was great though. >> reporter: all thanks to these handwritten lyrics not inspired by anyone named jesse but by a couple rick spotted at a stained glass class. >> i deon't know her name.

his name is gary. don't know their last name. >> they're out there now, 30 years later. >> no idea. >> one of the biggest songs of the 80s was writ any but them. >> i would probably change stuff if she knew. i would do interviews. i didn't picture her like that. >> reporter: through it all his 25 year long marriage has endured. he and his wife barbara have two sons. now 61, he still plays music. sends up his days of debauchery with an r rated role on "californication." >> i have a comatose stripper in my bed. >> been there. >> reporter: and seems at peace. >> i wrote a song that was a breakthrough song. i am proved that song. >> i'm chris conley in los angeles. >> what a life. >> according to "rolling stone" magazine that is the number one global karoke pick. >> really. >> new york, new york. but jesse's girl? >> he wants to write an album by

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single "take me out" they did it all with their gadgets. three of the musicians, as you can imagine this is viral. people talking how much creativity it took to take the phones and play the thing. one has a mike, one a guitar. playing like a guitar. >> apps on their phone. >> atomic tom if you want to find out anything else about them. >> what you may not know, vinita is hey musical genius herself here. very cool app on the iphone. >> the one song everybody know house to play. any kid that ever took piano. ♪ >> very good. >> chopsticks. >> how long did you take lessons? >> a year. i am not picking it up fast enough. i quit. >> you lasted much longer than i did. not pretty. not pretty. >> i'll give you sound effects for your stories. >> appreciate it. this could use sound effects. talking how cool, people did things on 10/10/10. cool day like that.

apparently this family in rockford, michigan, don't know if they can be topped in times of timing things out perfectly. they have three kids. one was born, 8/8/08, another, 9/9/09, and the last one, $10/10/10. pure luck. not planned out. the sopers family in michigan. >> play chopsticks for them. >> last three years, had kids on the date. didn't plan it. >> is that good luck? >> it has to be. rhythmically fertile. >> i hope that was a pun intended. pretty good. >> that's right. >> last but not least. want to show you. a finnish news reader, drinking beer on air and proceeds to get sacked. take a look at this right now. all of us have a slight all. envy. he drank too much from the bottle, drank beer live on the air. supposed to be a prank. ended up getting him a sack. they say it shows hip. you see right there. yeah. >> that happens every day here.

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15 days before the midterm vote. the first couple campaigns in a battleground state. democrats on the defensive. then, vital vet. cutting edge care for cats and dogs. >> the triumph of modern engineering. >> how breakthroughs here could lead to life saving medicine for people. and serious cinema. >> getting the band back together. this week's insomniac theater. it's monday, october 18th.

>> a so-so weekend at the movies for both of us, huh. i al onm on a bad streak. >> you couldn't pay me enough to see the "jackass" installment. >> we should have seen "jackass" together. next time. >> good morning, i am rob nelson. >> i am vinita nair. president and mrs. obama are back at the house after a weekend spent trying to fire up democrats. >> the president and first lady targeted young voters before a cheering crowd of 35,000 at ohio state university last nike. all part of a democratic strategy two weeks now before the midterm vote. here is david kerley. >> reporter: it is unclear whether the first stop for mrs. obama and president obama, will be the last one, before the election. it happened in ohio, stumping for senator greg strickland, democrat seeking re-election in

the important state for democrats. the president is trying to tell democrats they have got to get out and vote. >> ohio, it is up, it is up to you to tell them we do not want what they are selling. we have been there before and we are not going back. >> reporter: some have wondered why the obamas didn't split up. democrats say this picture of the two of them campaigning, mrs. obama with her high approval ratings and the president at 45% approval is a picture seen across the country. more powerful than if they had split up and campaigned separately. >> can we do this? >> yes, we can. >> can we do this? >> yes we can. >> are you fired up and ready to go? >> reporter: democrats are worried. you will see president obama traveling to the west coast again this week, california, oregon, and washington. traditionally democratic states, but they now have races that are in play. david kerley, abc news, washington. today launches a huge

campaign effort for both parties. nearly two weeks before the midterm vote, the first lady will campaign in new york and connecticut today. the vice president will be in washington state and pennsylvania. bill clinton rallies in washington state and colorado. republican sarah palin starts her tea party express bus tour in nevada. major candidate debates in west virginia and connecticut. news out of france. government leaders there say may have been warned of a new terror threat from al qaeda against europe. the report apparently came a to days ago from saudi intelligence. the latesten a series of alerts that have put french security forces and others on, very high alert, over the past few weeks. the american mission in afghanistan could be facing serious new problems. videotape obtained by abc news, appears to show election fraud. and as we report, thousands of voters may -- votes, rather, may have been thrown out. >> reporter: underaged voters, ballot stuffing. the cell phone videos may be blurry but clearly reveal that

fraud in last month's election was widespread. watch this scene in kandahar, a kind of fraud assembly line. some one in a police uniform watches. one person casts dozens of fake ballots. another folds them into the ballot box. or this scene, almost comical. a debate, not on politics, but on how best to commit fraud. >> translator: do you want the whole box for one person he asks? the local elder decides. apparently the answer was yes. these are all for one candidate he says, proudly. and then there is this woman with multiple voting cards. >> translator: that is illegal the camera person says. >> i'm poor and was offered $20 for each vote she says. around here, nobody cares about the election. >> reporter: the u.s. is desperate for this election to be legitimate, hoping it creates a government that afghans support. the question now will the fake ballots be thrown out?

we showed the video to the chief electoral officer. what do you think when you see this video? >> i think this is a great proof for us and a great tool for us to -- to make sure that we only -- >> reporter: an improvement over last year when the election commission itself, facilitated fraud. if this year fraud is punished, afghans might gain trust in their fragile democracy. but if this year's election is seen as stolen. afghans will lose more faith their government represents them making the u.s. effort here each more difficult than it is already is. a rutgers football player is paralyzed from the neck down after making a vicious take during saturday's game against army. defensive tackle eric legrand lay on the field for five minutes after making the fourth quarter hit. legrand later had emergency surgery to stabilize his spine. doctors say it is too soon to say if he will be paralyzed

permanently. scary scene in the sky over a weekend air show outside phoenix. a motorized pair glider, crashed into a hot air balloon. the two got tangled in the air, hit the ground fast in front of horrified spectators. motor power and hot air can be a dangerous mix. >> the paraglider, flying around balloons, it is very deceiving what the balloon is doing. moving at 25, 28 miles an hour. the balloon is doing 25 or standing still. it is very deceiving to tell if the balloon is ascending, descending or what direct, it is going. >> amazingly the three people on board the balloon came awe with cuts and bruises. the glider pilot suffered head and spinal injuries and do not appear to beep life threatening. >> the fbi will question tiffany hartley as they investigate her husband's murder. they questioned hartley last week and provided valuable

information that allow the investigation to continue. hartley claimed her husband was killed while the two rode jet skis near the texas/mexico border last month. fresh from the miner of 33 miners, the president of chile meets with w queen elizabeth. he spent time retracing winston churchill's footsteps. he says he will bring a rock from the mine to britain's prime minister as a tribute to courage, faith and hope. 13 of the miners rescued, returned to the scene of their rescue for mass yesterday. the private service was in the area known as camp hope. that is a tent city where family members gathered to pray and await news. many miners arrived still wearing the sunglasses. of course they have been given them to protect their eyes after weeks of darkness. with that, now a look at your monday forecast. showers, thunderstorms, in much of the west. from los angeles to vegas. up to salt lake city and denver. look for scattered showers from indianapolis, to cleveland, and columbus.

a wet day most of pennsylvania. >> 60s, boston to baltimore. 79, atlanta. 83, new orleans. 50s in the twin cities. chicago, detroit. and warm 86 in phoenix. sacramento, 74. boysy, 67. mexico city is celebrating a new world record this morning. assembling the largest enchilada on the planet. >> guinness book record officials say it is 230 feet long and weighs 1.5 tons. the contestants want everybody to know it was made on the spot entirely from scratch, none of the ingredients as you can see are premade. >> plenty of tortillos, chiles, and sauces. >> if you consume that, there is a whole another world record, you and the restroom. >> we don't want to think about that, do we? >> i made you didn't i. >> to take you to break. we'll be right back after this.

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some very news from some very sad news from tv land over the weekend. actress barbara billingsley, who played everyone's favorite mom on leave it to beaver passed away. >> for decades. people wanted wally and beaver's mom to be their mom too. >> hurry up, boy, you are going to be late for school. >> reporter: she was the original super mom, barbara billingsley, as june cleaver, the always sweet and supportive mother of wally and the beaver. >> will you be all right? >> sure, mom. >> reporter: june cleaver, exemplified the perfect pearl-wearing, stay-at-home mom, a post-war cultural standard. >> dear this coffee is cold. >> i don't know why i poured it 20 minutes ago when you said you would be right down. >> reporter: while she and the cleaver family became a generation's ideal even billingsley had a hard time

living up to it. she was married three times. and spent part of her career not baking cookies, but working as a single mom to two boys. >> well, how do you do? >> reporter: decades later celebrating the show's 50th anniversary she told abc about why she was such a glamorous housewife. the heels, they were an attempt to stay taller than the growing boys. and the pearls. >> i always had something around my neck, because i have a hollow there. it was hard in those days to photograph it. >> reporter: after beaver went off the air in 1964, billingsley says she saw to acting roles. but her career was revived in the 80s in the movie "airplane." >> i speak jive. >> reporter: turning her white bread reputation on its ear. >> sure i can talk jive, hang in there, blood. catch you on the rebound. >> reporter: while she kept

audiences laughing into her 90s. it was her role as june cleaver that made her an american icon. >> she certainly had an accomplished career before leave it to beaver. a fashion model and broadway actress. >> she loved drama and acting since the second grade. she wanted to devote her life to and did. >> so many moms out there compared themselves to her she made it look effortless as well. >> we know that is not the case. a different era of americana then. wonder what it would be like today if we could go back to the 50s. >> in honor of her we decided what it would be leak for the two of us to have been on the set of "leave it to beaver." >> a loss to hollywood. will always be remembered in american culture. we will be right back, everybody.

welcome back tyou welcome back the if you don't remember the 1970s tv show, the six million dollar man, an astronaut that researchers rebuilt with bionic body parts after a crash. >> what is fiction decades ago is reality. as nick watt reports. the technology has gone to the dogs and the cats. [ inaudible ] >> mess it up at that point. >> in a cat. >> enough, enough. >> reporter: nervous nurses prepare for surgery. e.r. jargon fills the air. >> we need a 2-7 and 2-0. >> reporter: pumping adrenaline, preparations, surgeon-sized ego. >> you can film through the window for now.

>> reporter: and anxious relatives wait for news. >> they're part of the family aren't they, they're your children. >> reporter: this is a multimillion dollar hospital with an m.r.i. scanner, machines that go ping, the hydrotherapy pool. >> this is your first time. >> reporter: here international interns learn from the master. >> ideally, should be on the side. >> yeah, i know. >> reporter: slightly crazy master. >> it is like an artist working with paintings. pen, please. >> reporter: and a messiahanic master. >> one thing before i die, i would like to explain why human surgeons should work closer together. >> reporter: no, fitzpatrick's patients are all cats and dogs. >> we'll make veterinary rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: operationize didn't know were carried out on animals, happen here every day. >> hip replacement is routine to

me. i kuconsider it routine. >> reporter: something that is not routine. fitzpatrick has attached bionic feet to a cat. >> a triumph, the perfect marriage of biology and mechanics. >> reporter: oscar's feats were slice off by a combine in a field. now he can run again. >> if the legacy helps animals, and then humans, there is no losers. >> reporter: mitzi was first to benefit. her foot was trampled and severed by a horse. >> there is a big piece of metal here inside the ankle bone. >> reporter: i am not a dog owner the i fi owner. i find this bizarre. >> you probably do. i love her. i want herd to have four legs. >> reporter: her new leg behaves

like a deer antler, skin and hair grows on to the revolutionary prosthesis. mitzi's new foot, $3,000. her owners don't care. >> loads of people spend thousands on boob jobs, and boob jobs. >> reporter: operations like these on oscar and mitzi have never been tried in the u.s. next month. fitzpatrick will fly to chicago to take part in the first such procedure on american soil. >> people who say it is only a dog, i don't understand that. because you have never experienced unconditional love. you just haven't. because if you had you would never say that. >> reporter: he believes humans have a responsibility to look after animals. he insists he is not experimenting, but he is pushing medicine forward. >> every living creature is just flesh and bone. so what we dupe here, may benefit another dog, may benefit another human. the most important thing is this

dog today. >> reporter: this dog, barney needs a new hip. so he is getting one. and humans may benefit down the line. >> they can't have an implant or a new technique in a human unless we do it on an animal first. because the licensing requirements are that is what should happen. >> some critics say fitzpatrick is going too far. his argument, in pushing the boundaries he is first and foremost doing what is best for animals like oscar. who would otherwise be put to sleep. >> you will never get a more black and white situation. life/death. so anybody who argues against us doing this should ask themselves the question -- look in his eyes. and you pull the trigger. off you go there, mate. >> reporter: and one day a human might just have feet like oscar's. i'm nick watt in england. he is one dedicated surgeon.

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you find out in the movie. now these guys are getting hunted down. all these crazy, good action scenes. they kind of get back together. out of retirement to find out why people are chasing them down and trying to kill them. good acting, some funny moments here. acting is okay. plot to me was so ridiculous and totally implausible. couldn't get into it. take a listen to this one scene. >> darling, is the ceo. >> gangsters. >> defense contractor. very connected. >> you know, if the c ifia is protecting him. he is under surveillance. >> we could go see him. >> you are not going without me. >> well, we are getting the band back together. >> good actress here. just, two kernels for me. the plot was crazy. the guys get back together to

find out why current cia are after them. dumb plot. >> i saw "conviction." >> looked so good. >> based on the true story. a sister spends 18 years of her life trying to clear the name of her brother, sentenced to life without parole for a brutal murder. she think she's got an unfair trial. she decides to come up with a plan. >> he is going to take a long, a really long time. and i might be 80 years old before i finally become a lawyer. even then i don't know if i can finance this. you just have to promise me -- you just have to -- that you will never try to kill yourself ever again. because if you do -- just don't. >> 3 1/2 out of five. i have to say, three because the story itself is so amazing. hillary swank and sam rothwell,

personal, legal, too many times. a lot of shifting through time periods. a lot of shifting through time periods. reminded i touched the ball before it went out, coach. team! alex. alex, good call. rob, what's up? how's it going? how's it going? guys, this is my cousin rob from michigan. whazzup! he's a teenager. totally. hey, what's up? rob: all right. whoa. hey, you wanna slow down? no. really? huh. hey! do you know what a beautiful animal is? a horse. a horse. yeah. beautiful mane. unbelievable muscle tone. when it runs, it looks like poetry in motion. it's the most beautiful thing on earth. and sometimes when you feed a horse, its lips will tickle your hand. just, just tickle it just a little bit. it makes me giggle sometimes.

i don't know. i guess what i'm trying to say is, if you don't slow down, i'm going to bite into your head like an apple. and thanks, guys, for listening to my horse stories. i could talk about ponies all day long. i touched the ball before it went out, coach. come on, alex, the ref did not call that! i touched, it's their ball. don't foul them when they inbound.

team! alex! good call. democratic duo. the first couple takes political action as the republicans and the tea party push for midterm votes. then, religious experience. an overwhelming return for chilean miners rescued from the deep. and epidemic epicenter. who is hardest hit by alzheimers disease? >> he was my rock. he was the breadwinner. >> it is monday, october 18th. alzheimers is of course such an important topic, it affects every person.

not one person out there who doesn't think about their parents or grandparents when it comes to this subject. >> my grandmother in 2004. >> it affects a lot of people. >> each study always something you want to stay tuned to. >> for sure on this case too. >> good morning. thank you for being with us. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. >> just over two weeks to midterm elections president obama on the stump again. this time he brought his so-called secret weapon the first lady. >> the obamas head lined before a huge crowd of young voters at ohio state university last night. democrats are hoping mrs. obama's enormous popularity will rally the faithful. here is david kerley. >> reporter: at this first campaign stop for the first couple, the president hopes some of his wife's huge approval rating rubs off as he makes his closing argument. >> ohio, it is up, it is up to you to tell them we do not want what they are selling. we have been there before and we are not going back. >> reporter: an effort to close what is called the enthusiasm

gap. democrats sitting back. while republicans are energized. a gap which left press secretary robert gibbs weeks ago to predict control of the house could be lost. >> i think our candidates have done a remarkably good job in a tough political environment. and i think that come election night we will retain control of the house and senate. >> reporter: analysts disagree saying republicans still stand to grab power in the house, but not the senate. it is getting nasty out there. john mccain, campaigning for the carly fiorina in california, dropped senatorial decorum and viciously attack aid democratic colleague. >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i know that because i have had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> reporter: the senator's daughter also went on the attack. but she slammed a fellow republican. christine o'donnell, a tea party favorite running for senate in delaware. >> christine o'donnell is making a mockery of running for

political office. i just know in my group of friend it turns people off. she is seen as a nut job. >> for her part, o'donnell says the party has abandoned her. >> we are hoping the national republican senatorial committee will help us. but it is two and a half weeks left and they're not. >> reporter: money is tight for democrats too, with leaders even cutting off ad money to a dozen house incumbents now expected to lose. >> what we are doing is -- moving around money based on where the greatest dangers are. >> reporter: but the democrats are still worried. that's while you will see president obama traveling to the west coast again this week, california, oregon, washington, traditionally democratic states, but they now have races that are in play. david kerley, abc news, washington. some big campaign projects begin today for both parties. the first lady's work on the campaign trail is not over. she campaigns in new york and connecticut today. the vice president, meanwhile will be in washington state and pennsylvania.

bill clinton concentrates on the west today. rallying in both washington state and colorado. meanwhile, republican sarah palin starts a bus tour called the tea party express that will kick off in nevada. senate candidates debate today in west virginia, alaska, and connecticut. french leaders say they have been warned of a new al qaeda threat against europe. a report apparently came a couple days ago from saudi intelligence. french security forces on high alert for a few weeks. at one point had to evacuate the eiffel tower. france's interior minister in an interview yesterday said the threat is very real. the iranian president ahmadinejad says his country is ready to resume stalled nuclear talks. he says iran will enrich uranium for nuclear energy. at the same time, ahmadinejad says it is time for the u.s. and other powers to crack down on israel's alleged nuclear arsenal. iran is feeling the pressure of several u.n. sanctions, talks could resume next month. days after the 33 miners were rescued, chile's president

sebastian pinera meets with queen elizabeth today. he spent time in london retracing the steps of winston churchill. one of his heroes. pinear will bring a rock to the prime minister. as a tribute to faith and hope. an emotional return for a dozen miners sunday. they went back to the scene of the rescue to give thanks. neal karlinsky reports from chile. >> reporter: the miners who came back had to battle a crush of media and indescribable web of emotion. are you a little nervous coming back here? >> translator: yes, he says, i am very nervous. coming back so soon was too traumatic for some. more than a dozen miners didn't show. for those who did, the attention was overwhelming. this isn't just the first time many of the miners are coming back it is also the first time they're getting to experience in a real, up close way just how much interest there is in just about anything they have to say. the mass was held inside this tent, right alongside camp hope, where they families held vigil for more than two months.

cameras weren't allowed inside. and fellow miners took advantage of that. protesting lost wages and angrily accusing the mining company and government officials of saving 33 but abandoning 300 out of work because the mine is now closed. but the protests didn't overshadow the day, a day when miners gave thanks, wrote autographs for rescuers, and even hiked a hill to see the flags planted in their honor. one flag for each of the 33. >> translator: it is so impressive to see how the camp is, this miner said, taking down his own flag. god is always here. he knows what he is doing. neal karlinsky, chile. rutgers university community is devastated after a star football player was paralyzed from the neck down. defensive tackle eric legrand suffered a spinal cord injury making a tackle

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it is an a it is an alarming statistic. more than half of all americans know someone with alzheimers disease. >> to help build awareness, abc news has teamed up with california's first lady maria shriver to produce the shriver report. a woman's nation takes on alzheimers. >> in the first of our week long reports, christiane amanpour shows us how the disease hits reports, christiane amanpour shows us how the disease hits home. >> reporter: every seven second in the united states some one is diagnosed with alzheimers. and the country is ill prepared for the coming epidemic. >> with the coming of the babyboomers, coming of age, almost 80 million of them will be seeing a tsunami, increase in alzheimers disease. >> reporter: and women are at the epicenter they make up 2/3 of people who have alzheimers and of those who care for people with the disease. >> a big part of this has to do with longevity. women are still living longer than men.

>> got to run. >> reporter: karen parks understood her 80-year-old mother losing her memory. but her world came to a screeching halt when her 56-year-old husband jerry was diagnosed with early onset alzheimers. >> i could see myself sitting there, i thought to myself -- should i be putting my arm around my husband. am i hearing this right? i mean, you were -- it just absolutely stops you cold. >> reporter: with his lifelong passion for woodwork and building, jerry was at the top of his career as a successful construction executive. only to be laid off when his memory began to fail. >> i looked at the doc, i said, i had rheumatic fever when i was a kid, and i beat that. and i said i will beat this one too. i got to take a break. and he said, you know, you really won't. so -- >> reporter: with two of their

four children still at home they were forced to downsize and karen went back to work as a teacher, after a 20-year absence. >> he was my rock. he was the breadwinner. and -- i am having to take on some of that. i just -- i miss the jerry of before. >> all i hope is that every year that i have that i can be as productive as i can be and i want to enjoy life. i spent a lot of time focusing on the family and friends and doing the things i want to do. >> reporter: the debilitating disease affects the patient and the care giver who's more likely to become depressed, have an increase in heart disease and six times more susceptible to dementia. these women care givers suffer at work too. many are forced to go part time or quit altogether. worsens, she'll have to cut back her hours.

and she is not sure how she will afford the medical bills. according to the shriver report, the united states will spend an astounding $20 trillion over the next 40 years treating alzheimers. current treatments only slow the symptoms of patients like jerry who is in a clinical trial but he and karen both hope the government will provide more resources for families and more funding to find a cure. but for now, they say, they enjoy living in the moment. >> it is very hard to see your loved one that you want to spend forever with losing parts of things and seeing how frustrated and -- and -- hurt they feel when they know they can't do something. jerry and i decided that we are going to make best of this. and he has a fabulous attitude. >> i got over grieving. i thought this gives me a great opportunity. you know, gives me time to do the things i want to do. for us to be upbeat, raise our

family and friends up too. >> that disease is so tough. i lost my grandmother to that, back in 2004. there are so many awful ways -- awful diseases people can battle, but that one literally robs you of all cognizance of your life. the saddest part. literally, these people mentally deteriorate like that. >> to watch them and the frustration, having had family members in the same shoes to know what is happening but not be able to put night words. >> exactly. it is unbelievable. >> maria shriver will be on "gma" this morning, see her right there, find out more about women's nation, alzheimers, on this ground breaking report on our website abc.com. >> when we come back this morning, series, accusations involving justin bieber. >> and a serious move for a involving justin bieber. >> and a serious move for a comic known as the ♪ green, green, green ♪ ♪ it's your home, it's your dream ♪ ♪ radon testing, keep it healthy and clean ♪

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punch was justin bieber. suddenly everyone and their mom is covering the story according to radar online. justin bieber playing laser tag. he is 16. he is 12 years old. he and a kid get into a sort of fight. now there are two reports about what exactly happened. some reports say they're playing laser tag. the 12-year-old keeps going. he confronts him. a homophobic slur exchanged. and justin punches him in the face. the other version of the story is that they're playing laser tag, everything is going normal. and justin bieber is trying to run away from this kid, getting shot, and accidentally hits the kid in the face. what is known, the kid he ended up hitting. the dad is a lawyer. police were brought into the situation. >> of course. >> and justin bieber who has nothing but the pristine image. he did stick around. he told police, i accidentally hit the kid in the face. never meant to do anything. i was running away. the boy sustained minimal injuries.

did not require any medical attention at the time. again, he is being investigated for this alleged assault. you can imagine the eight gajillion fans, these girls are going to find the 12-year-old and give him a real beating. >> and the news, if there was an anti-gay slur, so much of that in the headlines, tragedies. let's hope that is not in the mix. we'll see where that investigation goes. on a happier note. ever seen one of the comedy central celebrity roasts, you know who i am talking about, lisa lampineli, incredibly raw, incredibly politically incorrect, insult comic. lisa got married. in "the new york times." over the weekend. unbelievable. can't show you too much of the sound bites from her comedy act, we would get thrown off the air because she is raw as raw gets. but she literally got married. and the guy, she met him. insulted him by using an anti-italian slur. lisa, three years later. she was having troubles. he had been in and out of relationships. on a lark he sent her an e-mail.

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finally this half-hour, if you have been to a really good kids' birthday party then you have probably seen an inflated bouncy castles. >> i still love those. you can say the concept caught on big time. a military idea blown into proportion. >> reporter: this is the fearsome russian military might we are used to seeing. this isn't. a dark green bundle stretched out, a pump attached, then fired up. in minutes, there stands one of russia's most famous weapons, the s-300 anti-aircraft missile launcher. there is the t-80 tank which can be inflated in just three minutes. at 200 pounds, easily repositioned. from the sky, it is seemingly impossible to see their blowups. not only is the shape of this dummy equipment extremely realistic, but there is also a thin layer of metal and heating in different places throughout like the engine to fool enemy radar and thermal imaging

systems. if it gets bombed, the fake t-80 costs $10,000, compared to a real one which can cost millions. >> translator: we're not making weapons of destruction we're making weapons of savings says the company head of marketing. our equipment and models save people and real military equipment. inside the small workshop, a row of women are hard at work. this started as a hot air balloon and bouncy castle company. now they're carefully cutting weapons out of finely woven thin cloth. sewing them together. >> translator: it is very complicated. look at the drawings we use, said this woman. our goal is to make it look good and in real size. the rest is a state secret. fake armaments aren't new. nato forces bombed fake serb tanks in kosovo, russia reportedly used decoys in the 2008 war with georgia. this is the next generation. the newest trick in outmaneuvering, outsmarting the enemy.

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set fr set free. the american wrongly accused and imprisoned in iran. his ordeal and his release. then, political boundaries. your congressional district and how it is set up, why movie makers are now intrigued by the process. >> and retro rocker. ♪ i wish i had jesse's girl >> rick springfield reveals his most regrettable moments. it's monday, october 18th. ♪ why can't i find a woman like that ♪ sing it, you were singing during the commercial. let it out. >> no, our producer informed us

that jesse's girl was really gary's girl. but gary's girl didn't have a ring to it. completely changes the entire song for me. >> really. you were jamming on the commercial. >> i'm tone deaf, people don't want to hear me. too early for that. go to the two shot. don't want to see me sing this morning. >> good morning. >> mondays are hard enough. >> good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. the u.s. is calling on iran to release more americans after a iranian-american businessman was set free over the weekend. >> he spent 30 months in a notorious tehran prison, falsely accused of aiding terrorists. abc's jim sciuto was there for the emotional reunion with his wife. >> reporter: he walked out of prison after 2 1/2 years alone and with little fanfare. >> welcome. >> thank you very much. >> you must feel very happy. >> reporter: his wife met him. alternating tears with smiles. but as he called his son at home

in los angeles, emotions overcame him. >> sometime i feel anger in here. what happened? 4 1/2 years, for what? >> reporter: he was arrested in may, 2008, accused of giving $200 to an anti-regime terrorist group. blamed for this deadly bombing at a mosque in tehran. iranian authorities concluded he was used unwittingly. as he was made to visit the mosque it was clear many iranians aren't convinced. >> reporter: he is getting his freedom but you get a sense here he is going through a trial. many of the people blame him and more broadly blame america for supporting a terrorist group. do you believe the u.s.? government supports this group? >> translator: yes, i do, he said. >> reporter: the man leaves behind three americans in iranian custody, including the

two hikers, they will reach day 444 behind bars, matching the milestone set by the u.s. embassy hostages in 1981. a trial for espionage now looming, their moment of freedom will have to wait. jim sciuto, abc news, shiraz, iran. from iran, ahmadinejad, says he welcomes a new round of talks with the u.s. and other world powers. he says his country is not willing to give up its international rights to peaceful nuclear energy development and called on the international community to pressure israel over its alleged nuclear arsenal. negotiations now could resume next month. saudi intelligence is warning about a new terror threat from al qaeda. the target this time, europe, especially france. this is the latest in a series of alerts. that has put french security forces at high vigilance mode. that includes taking extra precautions and busy tourist sites like the eiffel tower and

notre dame cathedral. it was a political double-team over the weekend for the obamas. the president and first lady campaigned together in ohio, including this stop before cheering students at ohio state. the white house said this was the biggest crowd the president had addressed since the inauguration. democrats are hoping mrs. obama's high approval rating will energize the faithful. all the political big guns out in force looking for midterm votes today. the first lady campaigns in new york, and connecticut today. meanwhile, the vice president will be in washington state and pennsylvania. bill clinton leads campaign rallies in washington state and colorado. republican sarah palin's bus tour starts today in nevada called the tea party express. candidates for senate debate in west virginia, alaska, and in connecticut. when you go to the polls next month it may be the last time you are voting in that congressional district. lawmakers are redrawing their districts every ten years, a practice that has some critics

fuming. are you really picking your congressman or is he picking you. our political editor rick klein explains. >> reporter: are they ink blots, coffee stains. these shapes are actually the building blocks of american democracy, congressional districts, creatively drawn to ensure a particular party or particular candidate stays in power. >> the legislators have picked the voters rather than the voters picking their politicians. >> reporter: every ten years after the census, the nation's voting districts are redrawn. in all but seven states. lawmakers themselves get to e l that is a recipe for some audacio called gerrymandering, and the subject of a new film. >> gerrymandering is maybe the greatest election scam ever perpetrated on the american peep aside from outright fraud this is the best way to control elections that you can. >> reporter: case in point, maryland third congressional district, one of the 20 most

gerrymandered in the nation, pinched at one point to the width of a single block. that way is maryland's second congressional district. that way is the seventh district. if you were to follow, congressman john sarbanes' district. all the way through its serpentine path. at one point you would have to swim. >> reporter: the reason, so the dense population of democrats here could be split into several districts. ongr both parties play the g a to years before he wriggled his hips on "dancing with the stars" congressman tom delay lived up to his nickname, the hammer, pounding out a new map for the state of texas. explicitly designed to drive democrats out of power. democrats in the state legislature literally fled the state to keep the plan from passing. hiding out in oklahoma and new mexico. but in the end, the gerrymandering worked. congressman, martin frost and five other texas democrats lost their districts and their jobs. >> it is crass political motivation.

>> listen to the rule people. >> reporter: because of an influx of residents. texas could gain as many as four new house seats in 2012. a fresh chance for state leaders to play power politics. >> it is life oar death. if the republicans do what they did to my district then you are out of business. you can't run. >> reporter: two of the largest states. florida and california are cons to considering major changes to the way they redraw congressional districts. in the meantime, it is fair to say politicians will stand a say over who votes where, as long as there are po rick klein, abc news, washington. nine years was d.cn ch disappeared the man accused of killing her will finally go on trial. the man attacked levy, while jogging in washington. for months after her disappearance, police focused their attention on then congressman, gary cndi condit who was romantically linked to levy is expected to be called as a witness. four people are recovering after a scary midair collision

outside of phoenix. a motorized paraglider crashed into a hot air balloon ripping it open. the two got tangled in the air and plummeted to the ground. luckily, a chain link fence broke their fall. the glider pilot suffered head and spinal injuries, only a few cults and bruises. for the three people on b pope benedict canonized si saints during a ceremony at saint peters square, include the first australian saint. a 19th century nun. she focused on aboriginal people. she was briefly excommunicated for her part in exposing a pedophile priest. also among the new saints. brother andre bissett, canadian, nicknamed miracle worker. here is a look now at your weather. on and off showers across indiana, ohio, and much of pennsylvania. stormier in the southwest. expect thunderstorms from san diego to phoenix. and from reno to salt lake city and denver. >> 72 in albuquerque. 59, billings. 50s in minneapolis, chicago, detroit. 60s in boston. upper 70s in atlanta.

80s in miami, new orleans, dallas. a connecticut 4th grader has won a $1,000 bond for her college fund with the help of what? a giant cabbage. >> part of a summer gardening project, lydia robert planted a seedling she was given by her third grade teacher last spring. >> the seedling turned into 14 pound, 36-inch wide cabbage that was voted best in state. >> oh, you see that little box around it she built it she was scared the rabbits would eat her project. >> cute little girl. we'll be right back.

welcome back welcome back. we know you have been waiting for it. here we go results of our nfl

picks. one thing we can promise, there is a whole lot of shaking going on. >> just as a reminder, vinita and i, diane sawyer, willis and jack, one of our producers are concentrating on four games every week. this week's match ups included chiefs/houston, baltimore/new england, dirty birds in philly, last night's game, colts/redskins. the highlights, vinita, take it away. >> this is going to be painful. stick with me. it sure looked like the chiefs are going to take this one. houston's defense surrendered 31 points. so bad their coach said they needed to tackle, cover, and quote, do everything better. 7:00 in the game. texas offense took over. two touchdowns later, the second one with 28 seconds left in the game. texans ran out, 35-31, winners. their defense now has some time to work on everything. they are off next week. >> there you go. the ravens/pats. patriots waddling back. wide receiver, deion branch, he and quarterback tom brady hooked up on nine plays. most after the ravens had a

ten-point lead in the last quarter. it went to overtime tonight. tied at 20. the teams punted five times. next reception on new england's final drive. branch caught two passes setting up the winning 35-yard field goal. new england pulls this one out, 23-20. >> a battle of birds in philadelphia. the eagles hosting the falcons. it was all philly early in the game. thanks largely to jackson. he scored two first quarter touchdowns. suffered a concussion later in the game. eagles' quarterback, kevin kolb, had a big game, replacing michael vick. missed three passes. threw for 300 yards. the eagles' snap atlanta's four-game winning streak. they win, 31-17. >> finally, a real shootout last night. the late game. as the colts faced off with the redskins. peyton manning threw two first half touchdowns. and colts running back, joseph adai, rolled up 128 yards and scored a touchdown of his own. before leaving the game with a

shoulder injury. the skins made it close. they outscored the colts in the second half. ultimately they fall at hope. the colts pull this one out. great game last night. final score in the match up. 27-24. >> those are all your highlights. i get so tense during that segment. what does all this mean for our competition? here's where all the shaking we mentioned comes into play. >> going in, second week. coming into this week, diane sawyer had the lead. the mighty have fallen. vinita and i, willis and jeff all going 3-1 for this week. >> diane, uh-oh, went a painful 0-4 this week. yeah, successfully picked all four winners. sure she will come back. that's right. >> fall from grace. >> i said winners. picked all the losers. >> that's all. kissing up. two weeks now -- here is our leader board. four-way tie at the top. vinita and i. jack and willis. all 5-3 this point. diane, beloved evening anchor slips from first to last, now

3-5. >> interesting we have the same, me, you, willis, jack. i am betting on home teams. >> very scientific sports segment. >> couple other nfl notes to tell you about. america's team, dallas cowboys, 1-4 after losing to brett favre and the vikings. >> my saints were winners again yesterday. 31-6, whooping tampa bay. one team without a victory this year. carolina panthers, 0-5 had a bye week yesterday. >> monday night football tonight, tennessee/jacksonville. 8:30 eastern time on espn. >> let you know which games we'll be picking for next week. friday morning. >> i always see sports guy s throwing the papers. >> very dramatic. >> more than an '80s retro rocker. >> rick springfield, talks about parenthood, his acting career and what happened and war. we'll be right back. ♪ i wish i had jesse's girl sse's girl ♪

back in the 80s, rick sp ba back in the 80s, rick springfield had it all. a tv star, mega hit, jesse's girl and teen heartthrob. >> he is talking about the good old days and the bad ones too, in his new book "late, late at night." here is chris conley. >> reporter: in 1981 he was a rocker with a teen idol's appeal. ♪ you know i had jesse's girl but when rick springfield was riding high with "jesse's girl. " and playing dr. drake on "general hospital" he was no teen. he was 31. as his memoir, "late, late at night" reveals. had already lived through amazing times. in 1968 his band played vietnam. on the battle lines one night, rick, a musician, not a soldier, was goaded into firing mortar rounds at positions only to face a solemn reckoning. rick, did you kill a man? >> i did.

and -- that's -- still really the hardest thing for me to -- to, one of the hardest things for me to accept out of all the terrible things i have done. one of mortars had hit a target and killed a guy. i didn't go there to do that. and it is still weighs really heavily on me. >> reporter: his first bite of u.s. stardom in 1971, an uninhibited love life, interludes with demi moore, valerie bertonelli and romance the star "the exorcist" linda blair, then only 15. >> you could have gone to prison. for linda blair. >> i could have gone, but it was the 70s, nobody cared. linda was into it as much as i was, very much so. she made the first move. honestly. >> reporter: by 1980 he was nearly broke when he got a record deal and general hospital. >> well i kept the two separate. but they did ignite the fuse

together. certainly being highly visual and then mtv kicking in was lightning in a bottle. ♪ i want jesse's girl >> reporter: the frenzy he created had fans screaming so loud they dislocated their own jaws. back then it was news, in worcester, massachusetts. almost three decades later we found one for rick to talk to. >> hey, how is your jaw? >> it is good now, thanks. >> it is okay? >> yeah, still have issues with it. >> you do? >> yeah, i do. >> sorry about that. >> it is okay. i was 13. my first concert. >> i was your first? >> it was. >> ha-ha. >> it was great though. >> reporter: all thanks to these handwritten lyrics not inspired by anyone named jesse but by a couple rick spotted at a stained glass class.

>> i don't know her name. his name is gary. don't know their last name. >> they're out there now, 30 years later. >> no idea. >> one of the biggest songs of the 80s was written about them. >> i would probably change stuff if she knew. i would do interviews. i didn't picture her like that. >> reporter: through it all his 25 year long marriage has endured. he and his wife barbara have two sons. now 61, he still plays music. sends up his days of debauchery with an r rated role on "californication." >> i have a comatose stripper in my bed. >> been there. >> reporter: and seems at peace. >> i wrote a song that was a breakthrough song. i am very proved that song. >> i'm chris conley in los angeles. >> what a life. >> according to "rolling stone" magazine that is the number one global karaoke pick. so i am not the only one that loves to sing that song. >> really. >> new york, new york. but jesse's girl? >> he wants to write an album by

end of the year. so if you are a huge springsteen fan -- springfield man. clearly so many people were. could be an album. >> yeah. >> morning papers coming up next. >> there you go. i wore that to school one day. if you fight to slslp in the middle of the night,

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all with their gadgets. three of the musicians, as you can imagine this is viral. people talking how much creativity it took to take the phones and play the thing. one has a mike, one a guitar. playing like a guitar. very cool. >> those are apps on their phone. >> atomic tom if you want to find out anything else about them. >> what you may not know, vinita is a musical genius herself here. very cool app on the iphone. >> the one song everybody know -- knows how to play. any kid that ever took piano. ♪ >> very nice. >> chopsticks. >> how long did you take lessons? >> a year. i am not picking it up fast enough. i quit. >> you lasted 11 months longer than i did. not pretty. not pretty. >> i'll give you sound effects for your stories. >> appreciate it. this could use sound effects. talking how cool, people did things on 10/10/10.

cool day like that. apparently this family in rockford, michigan, don't know if they can be topped in times of timing things out perfectly. they have three kids. one was born, 8/8/08, another, 9/9/09, and the last one, 10/10/10. they insist -- pure luck. not planned out. just the way it happened. the sopers family in michigan. >> play chopsticks for them. >> last three years, had kids on the date. isn't that incredible. didn't plan it. >> is that good luck? >> it has to be. who is that rhythmically fertile. >> i hope that was a pun intended. pretty good. >> that's right. >> last but not least. want to show you. a finnish news reader, drinking beer on air and proceeds to get sacked. take a look at this right now. all of have a slight amount of envy. he drank too much from the bottle, drank beer live on the air. supposed to be a prank. ended up getting him a sack. they say it shows him. you see right there. yeah.

>> that happens every day here. >> supposed to be to make the crew laugh. ended up on air. even more painfu